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Easy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta – a creamy and delicious pasta dish filled with cheese, chicken and bacon all made in one pot! This pasta can’t be beat!
Anytime chicken and bacon get together, you know it’s going to be delicious—like our bbq bacon wrapped chicken bites!
Chicken + Bacon + Ranch + Pasta
Who here loves Pasta?! It’s something our family has at least once a week since it’s loved by the whole family. We often make Fettuccine and Spaghetti and recently tried out Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta that everyone loved!
We realize you can’t go wrong when you’re combining cheese, chicken, bacon ranch and pasta. And to make it even better, this recipe took only 20 minutes to whip up AND it’s all made in one pot. That’s a dinner winner in our book.
This recipe was creamy, cheesy and simple enough for the kiddos to like it too.
Making Chicken Bacon Pasta
As mentioned, this recipe is quite simple.
- SAUCE. Whisk chicken broth and ranch dressing mix in a large skillet over medium heat, until well blended. Add cream cheese and cook 1-2 minutes.
- ADD CHICKEN. Add chicken, pasta and 1 cup of your cheese, and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for about 16-18 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- BACON. Once pasta is tender, top with bacon and remaining cheese and serve warm.
What is the best way to cook bacon?
- In the oven: You can use our oven baked Bacon recipe.
- In a skillet on the stove top over medium low heat or Use and electric griddle set to 325 degrees F
- Turn the bacon occasionally to get and even cook an each side. The length of cook time will vary depending on the thickness of the bacon and how crispy you prefer it.
Substitutions/Additions:
- I used rotini noodles, but any bite sized pasta works such as bowtie, elbow, shell, penne, ziti or wagon wheel
- Add veggies: such as bell peppers or broccoli florets. Add them the same time you add your chicken.
- Spice it up with red chili flakes, paprika, or chili powder
- To make this even easier use leftover rotisserie chicken
- Use shredded turkey to change it up (especially if you have leftovers from the holiday)
FREEZING & STORING
How to store pasta? Place in a tupperware and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave.
Can I freeze this pasta? Yes! If you plan to freeze this dish you’ll want to create a little more cream base so add 4 cups chicken broth, 2 ½ tbsp ranch dressing and 10 oz cream cheese. Also, cook the pasta to al dente (about 10 minutes) and remove from the heat.
Allow the dish to cool. Place it in an airtight freezer safe container. Freeze for 1-2 months. Thaw. In a skillet on the stove very slowly bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and cook for about 8-10 minutes. Top with bacon bits and cheese.
We love that this can all be made in the same pot. Add the fact that it’s cheesy and delicious, and of course, we love it!
For more chicken pasta recipes, check out:
- Chicken Alfredo Bake
- Favorite Chicken Tetrazzini
- Chicken Scallopini
- Easy Chicken Spaghetti
- Lemon Chicken Pasta
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing seasoning mix
- 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1 inch pieces, softened
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Whisk chicken broth and ranch dressing mix in a large skillet over medium heat, until well blended.
- Add cream cheese and cook 1-2 minutes.
- Add chicken, pasta, and 1 cup of your cheese, and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for about 16-18 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Once pasta is tender, top with bacon and remaining cheese and serve warm. ENJOY!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
AMAZING 😍 10/10 go to meal now, hubby and I are obsessed!
Yay! So glad to hear that!
I made this tonight for dinner! I had to double everything to feed my family, but everyone loved it! It was the quietest dinner we had in along time everyone was too busy stuffing their faces lol
Haha! I love that! A quiet table means everyone is enjoying their food. I’m so glad this recipe was a hit!
I love this recipe, but it doesn’t seem like the noodles are cooking as the broth is gone shortly after putting the noodles in
@lilluna , I made this recipe! I left out the cream cheese. I believe that it would make me nauseous. Instead I added one can of cream of chicken and a little water! It was absolutely amazing! My family loved it 🤩It definitely will be a regular here at my house!!!!!! 🙌
Very good!! It’s so full of flavor!!
This was delicious!! And easy to make!
My family absolutely loves this dish and I love that it is made in one pot! Makes for a quick and easy clean up for a week night meal.
Made this for dinner tonight; I only had an 8oz tub of cream cheese spread with onions and chives on hand and wasn’t sure how that would turn out, but it was STELLAR. I live alone so I’ve got tons of delicious leftovers to look forward to (: Thanks for sharing this recipe, I’m definitely making it again!
Yay!! I’m so glad the recipe was a hit and I bet that cream cheese spread gave it some good flavor too.
This was so easy to make and loved by the whole family!
Oh that makes me so happy to hear! Yay! Thanks for sharing.
This is a family favorite. Great quick dinner that everyone enjoys!